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§7[4] requires PIOs to provide information in accessible formats for persons with sensory disability. //§7(4) mandates PIOs provide information in accessible.

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(RTI replies in accessible formats for PwD — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §7,disability,§7(4),accessibility,CIC,Braille)&metatag-description=(§7[4] requires PIOs to provide information in accessible formats for persons with sensory disability. //§7(4) mandates PIOs provide information in accessible.)}}
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 +====== RTI replies in accessible formats for PwD — CIC ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//§7(4) mandates PIOs provide information in accessible formats (Braille/audio/screen-readable) for PwD.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2021-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Person with disability |
 +^ Respondent | PIO |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §7(4) |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +§7(4) requires PIOs to provide information in accessible formats for persons with sensory disability.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +§7(4) places an obligation on PIOs to provide assistance to persons with sensory disability to access information. This includes Braille output, audio recordings, screen-reader-compatible digital formats, and assisted inspection.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +disability, §7(4), accessibility, CIC, Braille
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/hc-delhi-rti-disability-certificate-2022|Disability certificate records — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/sc-rti-electoral-rolls-data-2023|Machine-readable electoral rolls — SC]] (SC 2023)
 +  * [[/cases/raj-narain-inspection-of-records-cic|Inspection of records under RTI — CIC guidance]] (CIC 2013)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-ap-rti-welfare-pension-2022|YSR welfare pension records — Andhra Pradesh HC]] (HC-AP 2022)
 +  * [[/important-decisions/court/arvind-kejriwal-vs-cpio|Arvind Kejriwal v. CPIO]] (HC-DEL 2010)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=CIC|All Central Information Commission rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=7|All RTI cases turning on §7]]
 +  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
 +  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
 +  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-cic section-7}}